Ns Monitor Settings

PaperPaper Join Date: 2003-08-12 Member: 19596Members
edited November 2003 in Tech Support
<div class="IPBDescription">Losing sanity</div> OK, here it goes. Iv'e been having this problem for quite a while now but i just can't take it anymore! When i join an NS server my brightness, gamma ect. settings change by huge bounds. Iv'e tried the gamma tune slideshow that comes with ns and have got it perfect, yet when i join a server BAM! It changes. All other mods look fine and every other game for that matter. Iv'e even tried tuning software but still can't get it right. Iv'e reinstaled NS and Hl several times with no effect. The strange part is that the gamma settings only start once iv'e joined a server <u>And only stay in effect untill i exit to the main title screen.</u> Search wasn't working when i posted this and i read all the posts in tech support with no luck. Please i'm begging you, save me! Also (it may not be related) sound only works once i join a server and stops working again when i get to the main title screen (all half-life mods).

THANKS!!!

UPDATE: Transfered to steam and it's LESS bright but still unplayable, The thing is it would be fine if i could turn the ingame gamma slider down all the way, but for some reson it woun't let me keep it lower than halfway. Example below.

Join server and it gets bright as above just not as bright as before, so i go to options lower gamma and brightness all the way (game restarts) and whala!!

GUESS WHAT!?

gamma slider bar is now in the middle of bar!!

by this time i am beyond insanity, i fear that if this problem isn't fixed the demonic pies in my wall will overcome me. Please help!

kinda funny though because i have saved different settings for each map lol
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  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    What you are seeing is intentional. Can't remember WHY exactly, but I just know that it is.
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  • AlcapwnAlcapwn &quot;War is the science of destruction&quot; - John Abbot Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17590Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Paper+Oct 11 2003, 05:58 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Paper @ Oct 11 2003, 05:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> OK, here it goes. Iv'e been having this problem for quite a while now but i just can't take it anymore! When i join an NS server my brightness, gamma ect. settings change by huge bounds. Iv'e tried the gamma tune slideshow that comes with ns and have got it perfect, yet when i join a server BAM! It changes. All other mods look fine and everyother game for that matter. Iv'e even tried tuning software but still can't get it right. Iv'e reinstaled NS and Hl several times with no effect. The strange part is that the gamma settings only start once iv'e joined a server <u>And only stay in effect untill i exit to the main title screen.</u> Search wasn't working when i posted this and i read all the posts in tech support with no luck. Please i'm begging you, save me! Also (it may not be related) sound only works once i join a server and stops working again when i get to the main title screen (all half-life mods).

    THANKS!!! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Happens to everyone.

    You can see the gamma change, right before the console goes away when you connect. I have no prob with it.
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    It's supposed to do that,or else all the eye-candy in the game would look dull
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    yup yup

    its called overbright. Nifty little toy Flay came up with that makes everything that much spiffier

    waiiit a sec....

    open NS - everything fin
    Join server - Washed out?
    go to menu - back to normal
    go back to server - everything looks ok???

    is that what your are saying?
    Everything SHOULD look right when you join a server....
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  • PaperPaper Join Date: 2003-08-12 Member: 19596Members
    lol no its more like

    Start game

    Join server ARG! white screen *esc*

    AHHHHH wheres the exit button!! *click randomly in where i think it is* Bleep sound *enter* *repeat*

    At main screen ahhh much better

    quit

    control panel>proporties>*change settings*

    start game blah blah blah either washed out, too bright, too dark, or looks like it was done with 5 different colored crayons

    Rinse, repeat

    Same

    Rinse, repeat

    AHA! finnaly

    *plays last 5 min of map*

    map changes and i have to start over again because each map looks totaly diff

    ARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHH please help me! I luv ns sooo much.
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    oook!

    okay, now we gots a problem <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    so, howabout some system specs?
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  • PaperPaper Join Date: 2003-08-12 Member: 19596Members
    Thank you!

    Gateway select series
    Display: EV 700
    Vid Card: Nividia Riva TNT 2 model 64/model 64 pro
    OS: Windows 98 Seconed Edition
    Prossesor: AMD Athlon 699mhz 33MB APGx2
    RAM: 448 MB
    HD: 17GB free

    All i know <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->, hope that helps

    Once again, THANKS!! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    Vid Card: Nividia Riva TNT 2 model 64/model 64 pro
    Prossesor: AMD Athlon 699mhz 33MB APGx2

    OWWWWWWWW

    HL and NS are system HOGS, upgrading both would just be nice

    now lets play that, what video mode are you playing in?

    if it Aint OGL we got problems.
    NS officaly dosn't support software rendering, and it actualy dosn't support D3D either (If I use it I get an unreliable wall hack ;P)

    so first up would be to update video drivers and make sure you are running in OGL <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • PaperPaper Join Date: 2003-08-12 Member: 19596Members
    Check yes on all of the above <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Open GL 800x600 with EAX support

    And i'd get a new computer but i have no idea what a good price is and i don't know what names to trust <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ThansalThansal The New Scum Join Date: 2002-08-22 Member: 1215Members, Constellation
    if you want a new computer you could go over to OffTopic and tell them your $$ restrictions and desires and they will tell you how to build your own (ie what parts) or point you to a few online stores that will assemble/test everything for you (thus saving you $$ again)

    wiat, opengl with EAX? eax is audio stuff...

    your sure you are running OGL, try switching what settings you are ussinging (like 3dfx minidrivers or something), also possibly try playing with D3D

    and did you update your video Drivers?
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  • PaperPaper Join Date: 2003-08-12 Member: 19596Members
    Yes i updated my drivers, Iv'e tried different settings, and thanks for the comp help i'll post on off-topic now <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • PaperPaper Join Date: 2003-08-12 Member: 19596Members
    UPDATED!!! Right in first post for ya <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> Thanks again
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  • Tef_FourtyTwoTef_FourtyTwo Join Date: 2003-10-25 Member: 21967Members, Constellation
    hi, could you post the web url for off topic or pm me it please.
    thanks
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php</a>

    scroll all the way down to the "other" category and choose off-topic.
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    paper, NS uses overbrightning as seen in quite alot of games, it adjust the monitors gamma ramp to increase contrast. Something appears to go wrong when doing this with your monitor.

    Try this. Start a lan server, set sv_cheats 1 in the console and use the command setgamma, 1 would be normal, 2 would be max overbrightening, anything inbetween would be more moderate overbrightening. See if setting it to 1 helps any, if it does then my guess is that you allready have your gamma ramp set too high, if you are using an nvidia card this would be something like display properties->settings->advanced->geforce something or other->colour correction or something such and then the adjust the gamma slider, 1 is normal here. If turning down the gamma in ns on a lan server using sv_cheats and setgamma helps(something you cannot do unless sv_cheats is on), you can turn down your gamma in the display properties->...->colour correction tab and the effect will be the same as using a lower setgamma value in NS.
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